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	Returing temp. back to normal
cjp Hobbyist Posts: 145 Kudos: 43 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2001	After treating my loaches for ich with heat(95degrees),how slowley should you ajust the temp. bach to 82?Over how many days?And my thanks to garyroland for his fast response to my problem.cjp.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Temps are reduced slowly at about five degrees per day (24 hours) until the preferred temp is reached... Let us know how the high temp treatment worked. --garyroland.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
Enzo1947 Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-May-2004	95 degrees! Wow how long are you supposed to sustain such a high temperature for treatment?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Until the fish are medium to well done... The treatment lasts for a week to ten days with increased gas exchange at the surface of the tank. --garyroland.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
cjp Hobbyist Posts: 145 Kudos: 43 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2001	Thanks to garyroland again,I've been treating for three days,ich is gone and fish are doing fine.Will hold things another four days and start to back things down to 82 degrees.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Be sure there's enough surface movement without bouncing your fish around. As the treatment progresses oxygen deficit becomes more of a reality. Watch the other species for any indication of stress. You may discover the fish are increasingly hungry also. --garyroland. [span class="edited"][Edited by garyroland 2004-07-10 11:00][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
cjp Hobbyist Posts: 145 Kudos: 43 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2001	I did add an airstone with alot of surface movement,the bad part is I lost my glo-lights,they can't take the high temps.I cut back on feeding them from once daily,to every other day.I'll go back to their normal feedings.Their all acting normal,but I'll keep a close eye on them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Smaller fish sometimes pay the price for attacking ich with the high heat treatment... Since there are several species of ich, I suspect some may be building up a resistance to our meds. Let's see if they can become immune to frying the buggers. Not likely. --garyroland.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
cjp Hobbyist Posts: 145 Kudos: 43 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2001	Lost three cardinals and two black neons,my corys and clowns seem fine although the corys seem to be breathing fast.I increased the air and did a 15% water change.My hornwort is melting and made a mess.Mybe the new water might also add some oxygen.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Did you say what size tank you have??... If it's under a 50 gallon discontinue the high heat treatment immediately. You're losing the smaller fish to an oxygen deficit. --garyroland.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35


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